East Asia & the Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Kim Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Strengthening U.S. Commercial Diplomacy
April 16, 2026
April 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, issued the following opening remarks on April 15, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Helping American Businesses Win Abroad: Strengthening U.S. Commercial Diplomacy":
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Commercial diplomacy is no longer a supporting function of foreign policy. It is foreign policy. The Trump administration has made clear that . . .
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Commercial diplomacy is no longer a supporting function of foreign policy. It is foreign policy. The Trump administration has made clear that . . .